wagonette

American  

[wag-uh-net] / ˌwæg əˈnɛt /

noun

1. a light, four-wheeled carriage, with or without a top, having a crosswise seat in front and two lengthwise seats facing each other at the back.

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wagonette British  

/ ˌwæɡəˈnɛt /

noun

1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with two lengthwise seats facing each other behind a crosswise driver's seat

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Etymology

Origin of wagonette

First recorded in 1855–60; wagon + -ette

Example Sentences

With hat turned far down in front he drives to sporting events in a strange motor wagonette, scrambles onto its roof for a good view.

From Time Magazine Archive

I think I saw them in the wagonette as I came down the path.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)

The wagonette stood a short way off, with two Miss Willoughbys, Miss Fanny and Miss Emily, seated in it.

From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie

Pearl Harrod and the girls at Spoondrift Bungalow came with a wagonette and took her driving.

From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Hill, Grace Brooks

It was the happiest party that occupied the wagonette on that drive to and from Mr. Hannaford's farm at Market Roding.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)